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(irlilORGll l. GAltlilNGHOUSE, OF NORTH MADISON, INDIANA.

` Leiters `Patent Nb. 68,062, dated August 2T, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN .EATING-PRESS.'

TO WHOM IVT MAY CONCERN: Y

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. GARLINGHOUSE, of North Madison, Jefferson county, Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Baling-Presscs; and I hereby declareV the following tobe a full, clear, and I exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

My invention relates to a form of billing-press in which the same sliding-head or piston is made available to first beat and afterward to press the hay, or other substance, and c omprises the following devices:

A provision fortemporarily advancing the nether end'or abutment within the empty box previous tothe first charges, and for setting it back for subsequent charges, in order to secure a deposition of the hay in broad flakes or laminations, at right angles to theI path of the beater, and to secure an equal compression on every particle ofkhay within the box.

A peculiar arrangement of toggle movement and Vits accessories, for. securing the advantages of very effective percussion upon the successive charges, followed by a powerful progressive pressure upon the whole contents.

A novel construction of beater and abutment forming the pressing-heads, to facilitate the introduction and application of the binding-hoops. e

A secure and compact arrangement for holding down the doors, (fallingdoor and pressing-door.)

An arrangement of sheaves on the toggle-limbs, securing equal action.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a press embodying my improvements.

Figure 2 is a. top view thereof. y i

Figure 3, a transverse section of the pressing-box.

f A represents the floor or bottom, and B B the sides of the trunk of a baling-press. C D are transoms, which form respectively the upper and nether abutmcnts of the trunk. E F are the pressure-heads, of which the head E performs-in succession the oilice of beater and follower, while the head F serves as the abutment both in beating and pressing. The working face of each head is traversed by vertical grooves e, which expand interiorly into passagesfof sufficient size to admit one o1 both hands and arms of the operator to the bottom of said passage,`so as to enable hini to properly introduce thebindiug-lioops. Grooves a in the trunk door, in Continuation of the grooves c andf, serve to guide the hoops from one head to the other. It will be observed that the grooves a are curved up at each end, to easily guide the hoops'from vertical to horizontal grooves, or m'ce versa. Extending rcarwards from the head E are wings G G', which rest uponthe ledges a a, in con tinuationA of the iioor, and are preserved from uptipping by caps b projecting inwardly from the top of the trunk. Lugs H H H, projecting from the head E and the upper abutment C, aifordattachment for the arms Il of the toggle. The knee and end joints of this toggle, instead of being formed by overlapping, onthe customary riile-jointprinciple, areprovide'd with cylindrical extremities t', which press and roll against each other so as to take all of the stress, and are retained at their proper relative positions by links J and cogs K. This construction of toggle-joint having, however, been fully. described in 4my patent of May 14, i867, requires no further explanation here. i

L L are larms of an auxiliary toggle, similar in form to the above mentioned, and similarly attached to a lug, H, on theabutment C, but differing from the above in folding downward and in being disconnected. from the follower, its arm L terminating in a cylindrical or semi-cylindrical cross-head, I, which in the pressing operation impinges against the follower and cc-operates with the upper toggle. The said cylindrical cross-head I is confined to a longitudinal path by Ygrooves which are formed by the iloor thereof and by cleats c a. A block, M, upon each toggle-arm, contains a sheave, N, and around these sheaves a cord, O, being reve, is attached by one end to a staple, l?, near the joint of the togglearm L, and by its other end to a windlass, Q, of any approved form. This cord-is, in connection with the parts `above described, employed to advance the follower for the compression of the hay. Another cord, R, attached to a loop, S, on the upper toggle, and being carried over elevated sheaves T, and under a sheave, T, and around the lower portion of the wndlass, is secured to `a trip-iron, U, of any approved construction. The shaft V ofthe windl'asls, in the preferred form of my machine, extends below the trunk, and has swivellcd or pivoted to it Va sweep, W, for attachment of the4 draught animals. `The headF has wings f f, which confine it to a longitudinal path in the trunk. This headbeing set forward, or into the trunk, is for the rst few4 charges held 4to this position by a strut, Xnwhicb, being pivotcd to the transom D, is capable of being swung 0r turned to the position shown in figs. 1 and 2, and is held thereto by stop Y and cord Z.

My pressing door 1 and falling door 2 are secured at one end by a common hinge-rod, 3, to the trunk, and are held firmly to their closed position by a. stationary beam, 4, at their hinge-end, the free end of the pressure door being held Vby a catch-bar, 5, hinged to the side of the trunk, and the free end of the falling door being secured by a spring-latch, 7. Attached to the free end of each door is a cord, S, carried over an elevated sheave, 9, and ending in a counterpoise, 10.

In my preferred form and use of the machine, it is placed in the sloping position represented in fig. l, suitable pits being provided where necessary, and the press being supported upon ground-wheels 12. v

The operation is as follows: The machine having been drawn near to the desired spot, suitable pits are dug to receive the rear wheels and the projecting portions of the frame, so as to place the machine in the inclined position shown in fig.v 1. The stationary head F is then set forward by means of the strut X. lhe doors 1 2 are then thrown open, the cord Ris attached, and the follower drawn by the upper toggle to its initial position. A charge of hay being then inserted, thc doors are closed down, and the toggle becoming released by the continual rotation of the windlass, descends with rapidly augmenting force, and pushing the follower before it, packs the hay into the form of a flat lamination or ilake, parallel with the face of the follower. The falling door is now temporarily elevated for another charge of hay, and again fastened down to receive the succeeding blow' of the follower. rlhe strut X being turned bach', and still another charge of hay thrown in, the next blow of the follower acts to both compress the hay and to drive back the head against the transom D. The succeeding charges are then inserted, and packed in sufficient quantity for a bale, and the falling door being finally closed down, the cord R is replaced by the cord O, and the windlass having been again rotated, the entire system of toggles is brought to bear on thefollower, and made to advance the follower, at first quickly, but with gradually lessening speed and proportionally increasing power, until the hay has been compressed to the desired size. The pressing-door 1 is then thrown open, and hoops being introduced down the passages cf of one head, are caused to traverse the grooves ain the trunk Hoor, and to ascend the passages ef of the other head, when their ends are fastened in any approved way, which act completing the bale, it is removed to make way for the next.

I have preferred to illustrate my invention as applied to a portable press, but the essential features of the improvement are equally applicable to a stationary one, and the press may be arranged for the team to travel either above or below the trunk.

The provision for the temporarily setting forward of the stationary head orabutment causes the hay, in

entering the box, to spread out in form of av plane, parallel to the face of the follower, so as in beating and pressing to assume a fla-ky or laminated condition known among dealers as flake hay, in contradistinction to lock hay, in which the hay has 'been crowded together cndwise by pressure applied at right angles to that in which the hay has been tramped or beaten. p

Another very decided advantage ofthe above feature consistsin the cushion afforded by the hay, at the very outset of the beating operation, so as to prevent the jarring of the machine by the passage of the follower through the entire length of the nearly empty box.

The beam 4 over the hinged end of the doors serves to take the entire expansive stress, and to relieve the hinge from any duty other than that of supporting the open doors. The passages ef in the heads are of size large enough to admit the hand and arm of the operator, so as to enable him to control the hoop at and near the lloor of the trunk, and to pass it onward to the opposite head. The single gravitating toggle, in connection with the windlass, secures a powerful and accumulative pereussive force by the instrumentality of the same follower by which the final pressing is effected, while the auxiliary toggle, with its additional sheaves, secures, in conjunction with the upper toggle and its sheaves, a very effective accumulative pressure for reducing the bale to its proper size and density.

The sweep being swivelled to the windlassshaft, enables the uso of the press at a considerable inclination, which inclination is useful in several important respects; for example, the gravitation of the beater comes in aid of that of the toggle; the end toward which the beating is directed is supported more -solidly by its proximity to the ground; the elevation of the windlass end affords a clear passage. for the team; the depression of the delivery endfacilitates the removal of the finished bale.

I claim herein as new, and 'of my inventionf i 1. The abutment F, capable of being set forward in the box, and supported by strut X, in the described combination with the beater E and its described or equivalent accessories. l

2. The arrangement of gravitating toggle I-I H', I I z', J K, with the windlasls Q U V W, and horizontally or nearly horizontally moving beater E, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination with the elements of the second clause, I claim the auxiliary toggle II z'J K L L', and sheaves M N, for the purpose explained. V

4. Constructing the pressing-heads of a baling-press with passages ef, of size large enough to admit either orboth hands and arms to the bottom of said passages, for the object stated.

5. The provision of the beam 4, in combination with the hinged doors .1 and 2, and Acatch 5, and springlatch 7. s l i In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

GEORGE B. GARLINGHOUSE. Witnesses: y

Guo. Ll. KNIGHT,

JAMES H. Lavinm. 

